As expected, Amelia has started to try and climb out of her crib. Thankfully she's not tall enough yet, but she's getting close. In three weeks, we will be leaving on vacation after settling on our current house and moving all our stuff into storage with the moving company. We'll be gone for about 10 days (Hawaii and San Francisco - so excited, except for the flight to Hawaii with Amelia. We bought an iPad just to help keep her entertained and I've started stockpiling small toys) While we're on vacation she will sleep in a pack n play. She's never tried to climb in one of those, so I'm hoping that trend continues. Once we get back it will be at least two weeks till we can move into our new house, so we'll be staying in a hotel and she'll be in the pack n play. The question is, do we just move her to the toddler bed in the new house so she doesn't launch herself out of the crib and land on her head? She will have 6 + weeks of growing between now and then so she may be able to pull off a dismount once we're in the new house. Thankfully, her new room is carpeted but she is not a graceful child. If we put enough of her toys out of reach, and babyproof her room to the max, should we move her to the bed? Her crib also converts to a double bed, so we could even go to that, with lots of bumpers. She can get off our bed with no problems, but can't get on to it.
While Teddy will be allowed in her room, she's not allowed to sleep in there until Amelia is fully trained to stay in bed and to stop trying to grab Teddy's face to give her a kiss. Teddy also needs to be able to get out of the room and do her rounds of the house (she protects us from a squirrel invasion) in the middle of the night, so Amelia's door would have to be left open. The odds of Amelia staying in bed when the door is open are exactly zero. So no Teddy in Amelia's room for the short term.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Should we just duct tape her to the mattress every night? I could do that if necessary.
How is she doing with the cots at pre-school? That will help give her the idea of staying in bed, even though there are no sides. Then when you move to the new house, put her mattress on the floor and get her to stay asleep on it (pillows all around.)Then the bed. Progression as long as necessary. The plus side is once she's asleep, she is usually asleep for the night. The con is that when she wakes up at 5:30- she'll be UP!
ReplyDeleteThey say she's doing well with the cot. She's been sleeping at least 45 minutes during the one nap she does there.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if she's going to need the pillows with all the stuff she sleeps with. I'm tempted to go straight to the double bed so she has some room. And we're not allowed to take any of it out. I got yelled at for that the other day.
I recommend crib mattress on the floor until you decide which bed and if it's a success. It is a lot of change - vacation, new house etc so I would keep her in the crib as long as possible. She is very very young to move in my opinion. However if she can climb out you'll have to move her. Id gate the room rather than close her in. Just be prepared to go in 100 times. We have no toys in the room and no hazards. The first time you go in you explain it's bedtime, the second she has to stay in bed and times 3-150 you make no eye contact and no talking and just put her back in. Eventually it does work. As for the bed, once she adjusts to freedom you may as well get the full. Push it against a wall for a while and just get one railing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the thoughts Cat. In the new house, all toys will be kept in the basement or family room, so she will only have a few books. The gate idea might work. I'll have to think about that. Hope you're doing ok with the three kids.
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